This list contains the top 50 accounts [a] with the most followers on the social media platform Bluesky. Notable figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Cuban, George Takei, Mark Hamill, Stephen King and Rachel Maddow are at the top of the list, each with over 1 million followers. As of June 2025, only nine accounts [a] have reached the 1 million mark, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being the only account to exceed 2 million followers. [2]
The following table lists the top 50 most-followed accounts [a] on Bluesky, with the abbreviated follower count as well as a description of each account.
Rank | Username | Owner | Followers | Description | Brand account |
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1 | @aoc.bsky.social | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 2.16M | Politician | |
2 | @mcuban.bsky.social | Mark Cuban | 1.49M | Businessman | |
3 | @markhamillofficial.bsky.social | Mark Hamill | 1.28M | Actor | |
4 | @georgetakei.bsky.social | George Takei | 1.28M | Actor, author and activist | |
5 | @theonion.com | The Onion | 1.28M | Satire news organisation | ![]() |
6 | @nytimes.com | The New York Times | 1.22M | Newspaper | ![]() |
7 | @maddow.msnbc.com | Rachel Maddow | 1.09M | Television host and commentator | |
8 | @stephenking.bsky.social | Stephen King | 1.07M | Author | |
9 | @meidastouch.com | MeidasTouch | 1.01M | Progressive online media network | ![]() |
10 | @npr.org | NPR | 929K | Nonprofit public broadcasting organisation | ![]() |
11 | @altnps.bsky.social | Alt National Park Service | 882K | Former National Park Service employees and supporters | ![]() |
12 | @atrupar.com | Aaron Rupar | 856K | Independent journalist | |
13 | @briantylercohen.bsky.social | Brian Tyler Cohen | 821K | Journalist and podcaster | |
14 | @hankgreen.bsky.social | Hank Green | 805K | Vlogger and entrepreneur | |
15 | @gtconway.bsky.social | George Conway | 797K | Attorney and activist | |
16 | @chrislhayes.bsky.social | Chris Hayes | 790K | Political journalist and author | |
17 | @washingtonpost.com | The Washington Post | 787K | Newspaper | ![]() |
18 | @rbreich.bsky.social | Robert Reich | 736K | Academic, lawyer and political commentator | |
19 | @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social | Ron Filipkowski | 731K | Criminal defence attorney | |
20 | @mollyjongfast.bsky.social | Molly Jong-Fast | 728K | Author and pundit | |
21 | @lincolnproject.us | The Lincoln Project | 726K | Political action committee | ![]() |
22 | @hcrichardson.bsky.social | Heather Cox Richardson | 724K | Historian | |
23 | @petebuttigieg.bsky.social | Pete Buttigieg | 722K | Politician | |
24 | @marcelias.bsky.social | Marc Elias | 712K | Lawyer | |
25 | @theguardian.com | The Guardian | 706K | Newspaper | ![]() |
26 | @muellershewrote.com | Mueller, She Wrote | 700K | Comedy and political podcast | ![]() |
27 | @jamellebouie.net | Jamelle Bouie | 685K | Columnist and political correspondant | |
28 | @pattonoswalt.bsky.social | Patton Oswalt | 664K | Comedian and actor | |
29 | @propublica.org | ProPublica | 597K | Nonprofit investagative journalism organisation | ![]() |
30 | @acyn.bsky.social | Acyn | 597K | Senior digital editor for MeidasTouch | |
31 | @jay.bsky.team | Jay Graber | 594K | Software engineer and CEO of Bluesky | |
32 | @cnn.com | CNN | 589K | News channel | ![]() |
33 | @mehdirhasan.bsky.social | Mehdi Hasan | 579K | Broadcaster and author | |
34 | @aaronparnas.bsky.social | Aaron Parnas | 562K | Lawyer | |
35 | @dril.bsky.social | Dril | 552K | Pseudonymous user | |
36 | @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | Joyce White Vance | 546K | Lawyer | |
37 | @sanders.senate.gov | Bernie Sanders | 529K | Politician and activist | |
38 | @jojofromjerz.bsky.social | Jo Carducci | 528K | Podcaster and writer | |
39 | @therickwilson.bsky.social | Rick Wilson | 516K | Political strategist, media consultant, and author | |
40 | @thedailyshow.com | The Daily Show | 515K | Late-night satirical news television program | ![]() |
41 | @dieworkwear.bsky.social | Derek Guy | 513K | Menswear writer | |
42 | @joncooper-us.bsky.social | Jon Cooper | 500K | Democratic strategist | |
43 | @bencollins.bsky.social | Ben Collins | 488K | Businessman and former journalist | |
44 | @mmpadellan.bsky.social | Majid M Padellan | 487K | Author | |
45 | @barackobama.bsky.social | Barack Obama | 476K | Politician, lawyer and author | |
46 | @katiephang.bsky.social | Katie Phang | 469K | Attorney and television host | |
47 | @jack-e-smith.bsky.social | Just Jack | 464K | Musical artist | |
48 | @timothysnyder.bsky.social | Timothy Snyder | 463K | Historian | |
49 | @levarburton.bsky.social | LeVar Burton | 458K | Actor, director and television host | |
50 | @governorwalz.mn.gov | Tim Walz | 453K | Politician | |
As of 21 August 2025 [update] |